new to PC building, need help

newGApr 20, 2014, 1:01 AM

I'm fairly new to the prospect of PC building and I'd say I have pretty limited knowledge, but I'm trying anyways. My budget is around $1,000-1,500(preferably closer to $1,000 but it isn't hugely important. This price also includes monitor, OS and peripherals).

It's going to be used mainly for gaming. I want to be able to run new titles at top or near top settings. Currently I mostly play RPG's but with the right computer I'd like to get into games like BF4 and whatnot. My current PC just can't handle them.

I tried my hand at building a PC using pcpartpicker.com and I think it's pretty decent.

The problem I have is that I don't know about cooling and I was wondering if I added a second or third monitor if I would have to buy some sort of special hardware to make that work if it will work with what I have. Also I added 2 fans in the case fan option because I wasn't sure if I'd need more than one or not. I also don't know if 2 would even fit. At the bottom of the pcpartpicker page it has some compatibility notes and it says something about the motherboard having a USB 3.0 header but my case doesn't have a front panel for USB ports. I have no idea what that means except I should find a different case? It'd be nice if I could get some suggestions.

Anyways, I'd like if anybody could update my current build and please tell me why and how it's going to help.